In this episode, Audrow Nash talks to Crystal Parrot, COO of Plus One Robotics. Plus One is a San Antonio–based robotics company that uses robots for depalletizing and parcel sorting.

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– Crystal Parrott’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystal–parrott–95a4a57/}
– Plus One’s Website: https://www.plusonerobotics.com/}

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OUTLINE:
– (0:00:00) Start
– (0:27:01) Introducing Crystal and Plus One
– (0:36:04) Parcel sorting
– (0:42:18) Why use vacuum suckers?
– (0:46:56) How long will warehouse robots be in operation?
– (0:51:02) Human in the Loop
– (1:05:26) Manufacturing trends
– (1:14:25) Robot as a Service
– (1:21:07) Future of Plus One Robotics
– (1:23:25) Follow your passion and get started
– (1:24:54) Future of human–in–the–loop and avatars
– (1:29:55) Links or contact info

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